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Cognitive representations of social networks in isolated villages

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Feltham, E., Forastiere, L. & Christakis, N.A. Cognitive representations of social networks in isolated villages. Nat Hum Behav (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-025-02221-6

Gut Microbiome Strain-sharing within Isolated Village Social Networks (Nature, 2024)

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Beghini F, Pullman J, Alexander M, Shridhar SV, Prinster D, Singh A, Matute Juárez R, Airoldi EM, Brito IL, Christakis NA. Gut microbiome strain-sharing within isolated village social networks. Nature. 2025 Jan;637(8044):167-175. doi: 10.1038/s41586-024-08222-1. Epub 2024 Nov 20. PMID: 39567691; PMCID: PMC11666459.

Environmental, socioeconomic, and health factors associated with gut microbiome species and strains in isolated Honduras villages

10 | Biomarker , Cardiovascular Disease , Geographic Effects , Global Health , Honduras , Indigenous Social Network , LMIC , Mental Health , Microbiome , Trellis Software

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Shridhar SV, Beghini F, Alexander M, Singh A, Juárez RM, Brito IL, Christakis NA. Environmental, socioeconomic, and health factors associated with gut microbiome species and strains in isolated Honduras villages. Cell Reports. 2024 Jul 3;43(7):114442. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114442. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38968070.

Formation of Raiding Parties for Inter-Group Violence is Mediated by Social Network Structure

9 | Evolutionary Biology , LMIC , NAC Favorite , PNAS , Social Network , Sociocentric Network , Indigenous Social Network , Friendship , Violence

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L. Glowacki, A. Isakov, R. W. Wrangham, R. McDermott, J. H. Fowler, and N. A. Christakis, "Formation of Raiding Parties for Inter-Group Violence is Mediated by Social Network Structure" PNAS: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2016 Oct 25;113(43):12114-12119. 10.1073/pnas.1610961113

Evolutionary Origin of the Endowment Effect: Evidence from Hunter-Gatherers

5 | Evolutionary Biology , Indigenous Social Network , Economics , NAC Favorite , Tanzania

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C.L. Apicella, E.M. Azevedo, J.H. Fowler, and N.A. Christakis, "Evolutionary Origin of the Endowment Effect: Evidence from Hunter-Gatherers" American Economic Review, 104(6): 1793-1805 (2014); 10.1257/aer.104.6.1793

Social Networks and Cooperation in Hunter-Gatherers (Nature, 2012)

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C.L. Apicella, F.W. Marlowe, J.H. Fowler, and N.A. Christakis, "Social Networks and Cooperation in Hunter-Gatherers" Nature, 481(7382): 497-501 (January 2012)

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